“Além da Conta” is a news and entertainment series that investigates the culture of extreme consumerism in today’s life. In the multiple seasons of the series, actress Ingrid Guimarães, has been trying to understand how Brazilians became the biggest overseas spenders and why people do not change their shopping habits even during a recession. Each episode features a famous guest that tries to understand the relationship between their own upbringing and their shopping behavior. Authors, psychiatrists and activists talk about the negative impact of excessive consumerism.